Sat, Jan 21 9:00am-3:00pm
5710 Monterey Rd, Hermon 90042
One hundred years ago, in 1912, the good people in the little town of Hermon decided to become part of their big neighbor city, Los Angeles. So, we’re planning a huge party for later this year – celebrating a century of being one of the many distinct communities that make up the City of Los Angeles.
Over that span of 100 years in Hermon of course there’s a lot of history. Lives lived -- some purposeful, some tragic. Kids that started kindergarten together at Bushnell Way Elementary still live two blocks apart, but now with grandkids that live just across the street. Families that came from all over the country to send their kids to Los Angeles Free Methodist Seminary (later L.A. Pacific College) watched their graduates move all over the globe – many as missionaries, teachers, and pastors. Hermon was known at some of the farthest outposts and corners of the world as the community with the school that trained up leaders to make a difference. And there have been the eclectic and the eccentric throughout the years, all that added life and balance to Hermon. You probably have your own great “Hermon” stories . . .
"Plans are underway for a huge Centennial Celebration for Hermon, with free food, fun, entertainment, art, music, historical displays, and vignettes and activities for the whole family. You can help by participating in one or both of the following ways:
-- Yard Sale: In order to raise funds to finance our free birthday BBQ, we’re planning a huge, community-wide yard sale on Saturday, January 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the empty lot at 5710 Monterey Road, a couple doors down from Hermon Church (between Wheeling Way and Coleman Avenue). It’s a terrific reason to get rid of all that stuff you’re probably never going to use again – from your garage, spare bedroom, office, or storage unit. No need to price anything, just bring your gently used, clean items, and we’ll do the rest. All items need to be dropped off the morning of the sale between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Big thanks to Councilman Huizar for all the tables to display the yard sale items.
-- History: We are compiling a more complete history of our Hermon community and need your help in finding pictures and stories of the last 100+ years in Hermon. Come to the yard sale with your stories and/or pictures of growing up in Hermon so we can enter all your information into our database. If we get enough old photographs and information, it’s possible we may be able to publish a book about our community. We’re looking for any and all pictures of Hermon residences and business over the past century as well as photos from Bushnell Way School, Los Angeles Pacific College, Pacific Christian High School, Hermon Free Methodist Church, and any and all pictures of neighborhood activities at residences or in the park. So get out those old family albums and bring them with you to the yard sale, we’ll scan pictures and give them right back to you. Also come prepared to share your stories. Neighborhood history and memorabilia will be displayed at our centennial celebration for all to enjoy.